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St. Gertrude the Great was told by Our Lord that this  prayer (below) would release 1000 souls from purgatory each time it is said. The prayer was extended to include living sinners as well. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. It seems very fitting that her feast day, November 16th (New and Traditional), would fall in the month of All Souls!! Read more about her HERE . St. Gertrude is often shown with the infant Jesus in her flaming heart. So we made ours with a cute little baby Jesus. To create this you will need: black felt red felt yellow felt white felt peach or tan felt brown permanent marker orange permanent marker purple or blue permanent marker (for shading on the heart) scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger Cut out the shapes like those in the above picture.  Also cut out a halo for baby Jesus (not pictured) Use the orange marker to make the out-line on the yellow flames and halo, use a purple or blue marker to add shading to the heart. The brown marker was used to add detail to baby Jesus blanket and face. Glue the flames to the back of the heart. Then add glue the back of the heart and flames. Glue it onto the black background.  Add Jesus’ halo and head to the heart then add his blanket. Add the brown marker detail if you didn’t already. Now cut off the extra black background and add the threaded loop to the top so it can be hung up. That’s it! St. Gertrude, pray for us! May God bless you all with joy! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

My girls and I like to wear medals – all kinds of saint medals! But when you hang a medal on a necklace it often looks so lonely. By itself, it seems so easy to over look and can appear not very classy. But recently I had an idea… My girls all love charms! They like the tiny, cuteness in these shiny miniatures. So why not combine medals and charms together to make a jewelry statement that is eye catching, beautiful, and meaningful? My girls just love these! So I’m making some more of them to sell on my Etsy shop . I thought you might like these, too. I named the new charm/medal jewelry “Saint-Symbol Jewelry” because all the charms are symbols that relate to the saint medal that they are with.  For example, here is the St. Therese Saint-Symbol necklace: The St. Therese Necklace includes a 5 flower connector, a rose, and a heart/rose charm. I think they just look so gorgeous together! St. Francis is hanging on a dainty looking branch with his woodland friends. It’s makes you feel so peaceful! This St. Joseph necklace was a favorite of my daughter Elizabeth. She was born on his feast day and loves to work with wood! Win, win! 🙂 Our Lady Star of the Sea (Stella Maris) is accompanied by a light house – the symbol of God’s guidance- and an anchor -the symbol of hope.  (I have two variations of this listed.) The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Charm Bracelet has a school theme. Look at all those cute little school charms!! The St. Gerard bracelet is perfect for a mom-to-be or a pro-life advocate. It includes lots of baby items and a pro-life rose! Here is the charm bracelet with a First Communion theme. It has a church, wheat, chalice, grapes, Bible, wheat cross, a Blessed Sacrament medal, and a 2015 charm to commemorate the year that your daughter/granddaughter/niece received her First Communion. On this necklace, St. Philomena is flanked by two of her symbols of martyrdom. There are more Saint-Symbol Jewelry listed in our Etsy shop . Drop in to see them all … I will be adding more! While you are there you also might like to see our other Jewelry gems. Above is a pair of earrings which are a crown of thorns and a crucifix. We also are selling a matching necklace! My oldest daughter Rachel designed these.  Click Here  to see them. You might like to look at our corded necklaces, too!! We have two different Mary images available. Click here. I have been blessed to have wonderful followers such as you. I would like to share that blessing back by offering 10% off your purchases of $25 or more. Use the code FOLLOWER at the check out. This code is good for all items in our Etsy shop! Check out our  Etsy shop to see the entire collection and visit often, because I will be adding more! We have lots of items which would make great gifts for First Communion, Easter, Mother’s day, and birthdays! Here are some general links to our new listings: Saint-Symbol Necklaces  (more saints coming) Saint-Symbol Charm Bracelets  (more saints coming) Corded Necklaces with Images of Our Blessed Mother Jewelry items with a crown of thorns and a crucifix First Communion Jewelry May God Bless you all with a wonderful joy-filled day!~Jen-Marie

St. John Berchmans’ feast day (November 26) is celebrated on the same day as another saint who I own much of my faith to, St. Leonard of Port Maurice. While I regret not having an ornament to share for Saint Leonard (maybe next year), I do recommend you read ” The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved ” This was such a huge eye opener to my husband and myself. It forced us to realize we needed to do more than just be a bare-minimum-rule-following Catholic and that God was asking much more for us all! Please, take a few minutes to read it. Now for St. John Berchmans: St. John is the patron saint of altar boys, so we made an ornament depicting an altar boy. Read more about him on the bottom of this page HERE . St Leonard’s story is also told on the bottom of that same page.  To make this ornament you will need: medium blue felt black felt yellow felt white felt tan felt brown sharpie permanent marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger First, cut out all the parts like those above. We used the brown marker to add detail to his face. Next glue down the black body and glue the white surplice on top. Don’t glue down the arms of the white surplice yet. First, add the black arms under the white arm and then glue down the white part of the arms.  Now add the halo, head, and cross. Cut out around the figure to remove any extra background. Add a threaded loop to the top so it can be hung up.  St. John Berchmans, pray for us! May God bless you all with joy. ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

St. Albert, whose feast day is November 15th  (New/Traditional), is the patron saint of scientists. He is often shown with a sun, earth, and moon. These are meant to symbolizing his theological wisdom and knowledge of nature. Read more about him HERE .  To create this ornament for him you will need: black felt light blue felt yellow felt gray felt silver glitter glue gold glitter glue (optional) green permanent sharpie marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger Cut out the sun, moon and earth shapes. use a green marker to make the land on the earth. Glue them onto a black background and cut out around them to remove the extra background. Add gold glitter glue to the sun, if desired.  Add silver glitter glue to the black area to make it look more like space.  After it dries, add a threaded-looped hanger to the top so it can be hung up. That’s it! St. Albert, Pray for us! May God bless you with joy! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

St. Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, is remembered on November 22 (New and Traditional). She, her husband, and her brother-in-law were all martyred.  Her body is incorrupt. Read more about her HERE . To create this ornament you will need: black felt off-white or white felt brown permanent sharpie marker silver glitter glue scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger Cut out a few music symbols and a square piece of white/off-white felt. Use the brown marker to add a antique look to the white background. Then glue on the notes.  Use the silver glitter glue to add some sparkly lines behind and/or around the music notes. Allow that to dry and then add a threaded loop to the top so it can be hung up. St. Cecilia, pray for us! May God bless you all with joy! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth of Hungry, was married to King Ludwig and spent her short life giving and caring for the poor and sick. Elizabeth is best known for the miracle of the roses: While she was taking bread to the poor in secret, she met her husband Ludwig who was with a hunting party. She was accused of steeling treasure from the castle and she was asked to reveal what she held in her apron. She opened her apron to reveal a vision of white and red roses. This proved to Ludwig that God\’s protecting hand was at work. Read more about her HERE . Her feast day is November 17 in the New Calendar and November 19th in the Traditional Calendar.  To make her ornament you will need: medium blue felt red felt white felt green felt tan felt brown permanent marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger Cut out the shapes like those above. The red and white wavy line of felt will be the roses. Use the brown marker to make detail on the tan bread.   Glue the bread on to the blue background and add the leaves.  Roll the strips of white and red into rose shapes. Cut off any extra length which make the roses too large.  Add a large drop of glue to the leaf-area and add the rolled rose. Press the bottom of the rose into the glue. If you are not using hot glue you may need to hold it longer or use a clothespin to press it down for a half hour or so. Now cut off the extra blue background and add the looped hanger to the top. Hang it up wherever you like! St. Elizabeth of Hungry, pray for us. May God bless you all with joy! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

For the feast of Our Blessed Mother’s Presentation, (November 21) we created an ornament that mirrors the ornament we created for her birth. See that ornament HERE To create this you will need: light blue felt gray felt pink felt yellow felt peach or tan felt black permanent sharpie marker red permanent sharpie marker orange permanent sharpie marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger First, cut out the shapes like those above. Use the orange marker to add an orange border to the yellow halo. Use the red marker to add detail to the pink blanket, and use the black marker to add detail to the temple steps and roof.  Next, glue down the steps onto the blue background – be sure you have room above it for all the other temple parts. Now add the temple pillars and the roof.  Now, glue down Mary’s halo, her head, and her blanket/body. Cut off the extra blue background around the temple and Mary. Add a threaded loop to the top so you can hang the ornament.  Enjoy! 🙂 ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

St. Ambrose is called the ”Honey-Tongued Doctor”. He had a way with words that calmed many angry situations. He is a doctor of the church and because of both of these facts, we created an ornament which depicts a honey bee. The bee is a symbol of wisdom and they make honey!  St. Ambrose is also the patron saint of candle makers (workers of wax), Ya, we have lots of those these days! 😉 Anyway, he’s also the patron saint of students, bee keepers and learning.  His feast day is Dec. 7th (new and traditional). Read his story HERE . You will need: light blue yellow felt white felt black sharpie marker orange sharpie marker brown sharpie marker blue sharpie marker scissors ( these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger Cut out the parts as shown above.  Use black marker to add the strips and a black head to the bee. Use the brown marker to out-line the candle. Use the orange marker to add detail to the flame, and use a blue marker to out-line the bee’s wings.  Glue down the candle and the flame. Then add the bee’s body. Finally add the bee’s wings. After everything is glued down, cut off the extra blue background. Use a blue marker to add an edge to the background.  Add a threaded loop to the top so it can be hung up.  That’s it! St. Ambrose, pray for us! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth!

The apostle St. Andrew was crucified on an X shaped cross and he is the patron of fishermen (because he was a fisherman). Read more about him HERE . His feast day is November 30 (new and traditional). To make this ornament you will need: red felt gray felt brown felt black permanent sharpie marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger First cut out all the parts as pictured above. Use the black marker to make the details on the fish. Glue the two brown strips onto the red background. Arrange them in an X shape. Add the fish on top. Cut off all the extra red area around the X and fish. Add a threaded loop to the top to hang it up.  That’s it! St. Andrew, pray for us! May God bless you with joy! ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

I made a flat Advent ”wreath” for my kids. The first one I made was created with felt material. I added magnets to the back so it could be hung on our refrigerator during the Advent Season. After my 10 and 8 year old daughters saw it they wanted to make one, too! So we made another, this time with paper! Below are the instructions for both the paper and felt projects. These both include removable flames so they can be used year after year!  You will need: black or dark blue paper or felt (we used sparkle dark blue on our felt version) purple paper or felt pink paper or felt green paper or felt red paper or felt yellow paper or felt glue:~hot glue if you are using felt-glue stick of you are using paper tape (optional) purple crayon or oil pastel   OR a  purple Sharpie marker for felt pink crayon or oil pastel OR red Sharpie marker for felt orange crayon or oil pastel for paper OR orange Sharpie marker for felt – if you don’t use glitter paint black pipe cleaner (aka:  chenille) scissors glitter glue if you are using paper fabric paint if you are using felt (we used: gold glitter, metallic gold, and glitter red)  First cut out your three purple candles and one pink candle. They are just simple rectangles. If you feel extra creative, add a curved top to each.  Add glue to the back, but try not to cover the ”no-glue” area – shown in the picture above. This middle area will need to be loose/free so you can add the "stick” which will hold the removable flame. This ”no-glue” area is important for both the paper and the felt versions.  After attaching all four candles to the background, (I used black for the paper version and dark blue with sparkles for the felt version.) Cut out a green wiggly oval to make the base of the green area.  Glue that down so it covers the bottom for the candles. Using crayon or oil pastel create a dripping wax look to the paper version of this project. If you are using felt, use markers to add this wax detail. I cut out a few extra felt pieces to make it look more 3-D-ish, but you could just draw on the wax drips with the markers, if you like. Now, cut out some holly leaves. Fold a green paper or felt rectangle in half and cut out the shape that is shown in the above image on the left. If you feel that’s too complicated just cut out long pointy evergreen-like needles and glue those on the green area below the candles.  If you are using paper, glue down one half of the holly leaf and don’t glue down the other half. This will make a leaf stick out and look more interesting.  If you are using felt, glue down the center of the holly leaf and not the sides (as pictured above). Now add a few holly berries among the greens.  We added glitter glue as a boarder around the paper project.  I used metallic gold fabric paint to the border of the felt project. I also used gold glitter and red glitter paint to the flames and stars which I’ll talk about below. Creating the Removable Flames If you are using paper: Cut out flames from yellow paper and color them with an orange crayon or oil pastel.  Tape or glue a small strip of black paper to the back of each flame. You may want to fold the black paper in half to make it stiffer.  If you are using felt: I used a short piece of black pipe-cleaner (AKA: chenille) and glued it to the back of the felt flames. After that I covered the flames with red and gold glitter paint.  They look MUCH better in real life than in these pictures!  Now you can add the flames to the top of the candle by pushing the black strip of paper into the top ”no glue” area of the candle…. …or push the pipe cleaner into the top of the felt candles. I created a small pocket on the back to store the flames when they are not being used. I also added magnets so it can be hung on the refrigerator.  Above is the finished paper project. Above is the finished felt project. I created the stars by cutting out the star shapes from yellow felt and covering them with gold and red glitter paint like I did with the flames.  There you have it! A piece of artwork perfect for the season. The felt version could be a great heirloom! Enjoy! May God bless you all with joy! ~JenMarie

St. Francis Xavier is patron saint of foreign missions. He is a co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He preached in Africa for a short time, but spent the later part of his life preaching in India, Japan, and the Philippines. His feast day is Dec. 3rd (new and traditional). Read more about him HERE and HERE . Because St. Francis is the patron saint for missions we created a world. It shows the areas which St. Francis preached. We also added a torch which symbolizes his spreading the light of the Catholic faith.  To create this you will need: gray felt light blue felt yellow/orange felt dark brown felt green sharpie marker blue sharpie marker scissors  (these  kind work well) glue (hot glue,  felt glue ,  or tacky glue – like  this  or  this ) thread and needle for the looped hanger First cut out the shapes like those above. We used the green marker to draw a simple out-line of Africa, Asia, Australia and the area of the Philippines.  Glue the earth onto the gray background. Add the handle of the torch and the flame. Then add the top of the torch handle. Cut out around the earth and torch to remove any extra gray background. Add a threaded loop hanger to the top. That’s it! St. Francis Xavier, Pray for us. ~JenMarie and Elizabeth

Here is another one of our Felt Doll Statues. This is Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. She turned out so nice! Again this project requires the use of hot glue, so if you plan to make these with small children they will need help. Older children may be able to do these on their own if they are accustomed to using hot glue. Materials you will need: dark brown felt dress * (see felt cutting instructions below) white felt head covering (habit) * light brown felt cloak * white felt collar * wooden old fashioned clothes pin 4 inch piece of string (for waist) 2 inch piece of string (for scapular) small scraps of brown and white felt for mini scapular  mini old fashioned clothes pin (for baby) scrap piece of white felt for baby wooden ring (to help the doll stand, if it needs help) Gold ribbon for crown hot glue and gun Felt Cutting instructions: After cutting out your felt pieces, (as directed in the cutting instructions above) slip the round clothes pin head into the hole of your dress. You may need to add a drop of hot glue at the upper chest and upper back of the doll clothespin to keep the dress from sliding down the clothespin.  Pull all the dress parts down against the clothes pin and tightly knot a string around its waist. You may need an extra hand to hold the dress down while you knot the waist string. Now, cut off the extra sting ends. If the dress is too long, cut it to the correct length. If the opening on the sides of the dress are showing, hot glue it together.   Now, wrap the collar around the neck and hot glue it in place. Make sure the collar’s opening/seam is in the back.   Take your cloak and fold the corners in. Be sure to test it to see if the neck size and the length is correct for your doll.  When the size is correct, hot glue the corners down, (see pic above) and hot glue the cloak to the doll’s neck, leaving the front of the dolls neck uncovered.  Be sure the folded corners are inside against the dolls dress. Add hot glue to the top and sides of the dolls head and cover the top of its head with the WHITE  (NOT black, as pictured) felt habit.  Note: You may have to cut a slit in the back of the habit, (from the bottom of the habit up to the head)  so it will lay down properly. Then hot glue the back of the habit together so you don’t see the cut.  If the doll has a hard time standing on its own you may need to buy a wooden ring to help it stand. If you can’t find wooden rings, you may be able to hot glue the doll to a small wooden flat shape.  Now for baby Jesus: Cut or break the bottom of the mini clothes pin off so it is the correct size. OR if you don’t have a mini old fashioned clothespin you can use a craft stick. Break the craft stick in half and hot glue them one on top of the other. Now add some hot glue to the top and side of the baby’s head wrap the edge of the felt piece around the top of the baby’s head. Then wrap the rest of the felt around the baby, covering it completely. Hot glue the blanket in place. Then hot glue it to the doll of Mary. If possible, try to use the cloak as an arm so it can look like she is holding the baby. Now make four brown squares and two smaller white squares to make the mini scapular.  Glue the string between the two brown squares and add the two white squares to the front. Now, glue the Scapular to the other “arm” of Mary’s cloak.  Finally add her crown. Use a small piece of gold ribbon to make a circle. Hot glue the ends together and hot glue the gold ring to Mary’s head. That’s it! She’s finished! I hope I explained this well enough, If you have any questions please post a comment and I will respond. I hope you enjoy making this little doll/statue as much as we did!!   Take care and God bless. ~Jen-Marie